HELMER.
With great pleasure, if you wish me to. [Sits down at the piano.]
NORA.
[takes out of the box a tambourine and a long variegated shawl. She hastily drapes the shawl round her. Then she springs to the front of the stage and calls out]. Now play for me! I am going to dance!
[HELMER plays and NORA dances. RANK stands by the piano behind HELMER, and looks on.]
HELMER.
[as he plays]. Slower, slower!
NORA.
I can’t do it any other way.
HELMER.
Not so violently, Nora!
NORA.
This is the way.
HELMER.
[stops playing]. No, no—that is not a bit right.
NORA.
[laughing and swinging the tambourine]. Didn’t I tell you so?
RANK.
Let me play for her.